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@lemmy Hi I am planning on joining Lemmy however I was reading about some privacy issues with the platform. I am going to share some of them and what do you think about it? (fosstodon.org)
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@lemmy Hi I am planning on joining Lemmy however I was reading about some privacy issues with the platform. I am going to share some of them and what do you think about it?

--Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible

-Deleted account usernames remain visible too

-Anything remains visible on federated servers!

-When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server

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[โ€“] BuckShot686@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you're coming over from Reddit, you'll have less privacy worries here. I see the admin transparency as refreshing, but apples to apples Lemmy is a more private platform. You'll never have to navigate ad's or adjust to alterations in the initial game plan for Wall Street investors either!